PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - European stocks fell on Thursday
as renewed worries over turmoil in Ukraine prompted investors to
cash in some gains following a more than two-week rally.

The sell-off accelerated around midday after Ukrainian
President Petro Poroshenko said Russian forces had entered
Ukraine and the military conflict was worsening after
Russian-backed separatists swept into a key town in the east and
threatened other areas.

At 1422 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top
European shares was down 0.7 percent at 1,368.78 points. The
benchmark index had surged 6.3 percent since a low hit on Aug 8.

"Geopolitics is driving the market again, and this latest
escalation in Ukraine comes as European stocks were ripe for a
pull-back," said Alexandre Baradez, chief market analyst at IG
France.
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